Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-25

structiDg and preventing the state from
collecting Just revenues due from those
who so occupy the asylum, University
and free school lands in said district.
Whereupon your committee of:trs the
following resolution:
Resolved by the House Of Representa-
tives, the Senate concurring, that the
Governor of the state of Texas De and Is
hereby requested 10 remove the said
Frank Willis, Judge Of the Thirty-li,st
Judicial district, from said office. Signed,
kjrkiCks, chat man; Prendergast; Clarke
of Red River of the committee.
ASKING FOR AN OPINION.
Attorney General Hogg received 3 let
ter from County Judge Mcdaniel OF Ellis
county which he referred to Superinteu-
dent Cooper for his construction. The
question involved is the per cent. or
$4,000 school money TO be distributed
in Ellis county 1t would seem from the
facts in Judge McDaniel's letter that his
predecessor, Judge Dunlap, appOrti0ned
the fund to the school directors, and
claims the per cent. for disbursiDg, while
as shown by the letter he only distributed
$500, and the balauce, some S3Y,-
800, is left for Judge Mcdaniel
to distribute, for which Judge Dunlap
has already received the per cent. Judge
Mcdaniel desires an opinion whether he
will be required to do the work without
the pay. Superintendent Cooper decides
that Judge Dunlap is only entitled TO the
per cent. on the $500 distributed by him
and that Judge Mcdaniel is entitled to
the per cent. on all that he disburses.
This decision will be important as there
are several other similar cases involving
the same question.
PARDONED BY THE GOVERNOR.
The Governor issued q pardon to-ddy
for Joe Johnson, convicted for theft in
Raines county iB December, 1855. Tor
two years, and it has since developed that
he was innocent of tn. crime.
JUDGE WILLIS DEFENSE.
The minority report of the special con-
mlttee il the Judge Willis case this even
ing was filed in the House just before
adjournment 1t consisted principally
OF review Of the evidence
by the minority and their conclusions
drawn therefrom. They conclude their
report by saying they recognize that
pure judiciary is of paramount import
ance to the commonwealth, and commend
the Attorney General and MS predecessor
for their pr0mptness III bringing about
this invest gatioa. They find, however,
that the evidence does rot support The
charge contained in the resolution sub
mitted, and they fail to sustain the
charges. The report is signed by Mr..
Robinson and Mr.. Fuller.
TO REDUCE THE NUMBER.
proposed amendment to the COGstitu-
ton has been discussed among some Of
the members, limiting the number OF
Senators TO twenty one and the number
OF Representatives to siXty-three. Those
advocating the measure believe that il
will meet with the approval of the people,
and if adopted would reduce the two
houses to good active membership that
would not be as unwleldly SIS the present
Legislature.
A PUZILER FOR THE COMMISSION.
Among the changes proposed to the
railroad commission bill is one requiring
the railroads to furnish statements of the
percentage of their net earnings to the
amount of capital employed. One rail-
road man said that was what they HAD
been trying to find out themselves, anu
had never been able to make q satis-
factory showing, but no doubt legislative
wisdom would solve the problem.
HIGH LICENSE BILL.
The high license bill has passed the
House and is now awaiting the pleasure
of the Senate. From a conversation
among some of the prominent members
of that body, it Will receive close sCru
tinizing and strong opposition, and # it
passes it will DE by very small ma jOrIty
Mr.. Books Of Missouri, who lectured
in the hall OF the House last night on
temperar &c, opposed licensing the sale Cf
iutoXicantS. lie was either for prohibit
ing the sale altogether or repeating the
license law and allowing everybody to
vend it free without any restrictions.
REGULATING THE WIRES.
Mr.. L. c.. Baker, superintendent Of the
St Louis division of the Western Uuion
Telegraph Company, is in Austin trying
to rectfy defects in the system in Texas
Night before last THE GAZETTE had about
two-'hirds OF its Geographic matter
layed over at this office, due to a heavy
fog that prevailed from O'Clock until
after midnight.
EQUALLY DIVIDED.
The Senate is about equally divided on
the railroad commission bill. Ga a close
count the supporters of the measure have
probable majority of one, which may
60 to the opposition on it's final passage
GAINING GROUND.
The friends of the Ross county bill
claim that it is gsining ground and will
pass without much trouble. Its sup
porters are working like beavers and ex-
pect the reward of their industry in tn
early passage of the bill.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
If all the resolutions to submit consti- !
tutional amendments to a vote of the |
people pass both Houses, the Secretary of
State will have to hire an extra force to |
write out the Governors proclamation.
FINE DISPLAY.
Mr. Hill of the United S ates Geolog- |
icsl Survey, has fine display of rocks |
and minerals in a showcase in the Senate
chamber; also charts and maps showing
the geological formations.